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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1913.
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Kntcred at Omaha postoftlce ae second
class matter.
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Saturday Hee. one year !
Daily Hee, without Sunday, one year. 4."0
Da'.! Hee. and sundv. one year. . ";
HEUVhKk;l 11 CAtiltiKil.
Evening and Sunday, per month 0c
Evening without Sundav, per month.. 2c
lalty I?p,, including Sunday, per mo. tie
t'ai;y life, without Sunday, per mo... 4o
Address ail complaints or Irregularities
In delivery to Cltv Cltrulntlon Dept
HEMITTANCK.
lUmlt ly draft, express or postal order,
tsvub'e to The llee Publishing company.
Onlv 2-rent stamps rmelved In payment
of small account. Personal checks, ex
CiM on Omaha and eastern exchange, not
accepted
OFKICKS.
Omaha The Hee building.
Smith Omaha-ttlS N street.
Council Hluffs-ll North Main street
Lincoln- Uttle bulldlnr,.
i"l (rngo toil Marquette building.
Kinffts Clti Ilellsnee building.
New York- West Thirty-third.
Ft Louis-- Krlsco building.
Wnsjil n R ton-TB fourteenth St. N. 'A
CXihKRSr'ONnfBNCB.
Communications relating to news spd
editorial matter should be nddresed
nmahn Bee. Editorial drnnrtmont.
DLCE.MHKlt ClltCUI-ATION.
49,044
Plate of Nebraska County of Douglas,
Dwlght Williams, circulation mnnacr
of The llee Publishing company, being
duly sworn, says that th average dally
'TulHtlon for the month of December,
112, was 43,041. DWIQ1IT WILLIAMS.
circulation Manager
Subscribed In my presence nnd sworn
to before mo this 3Ut day of December.
1JI2. TtOIUSRT HUNTER.
(Seal.) Notary Public
Subscriber tearing; tlie city
toiupnrnrlly slinulil hnve Tlir llee
lllillleil lo tlirin. Address will lie
chnnucil ofteu its rriiiiesteil.
Wonder it Ur. Wilson
RoosGuorry pics In tlio lot.
hafl
i
any
Wisconsin roporls h corner In
chcoao. Wo hono tlio rats find It.
Keep tlio mmd out at your eyes
when you go to tlio Cement show.
Ex-Ida King Jlorso rather boasts
of beatlnR tho dootors. Doctors of
penology?
It mny ho recalled that back In
1905 nil tho county offlcors rondo u
demand for higher pny also.
Why docs a woman cry? asks n
contemporary. Occauso ovpry other
dovlco fnlllnKi sho knows tears will
win.
Insisting on poaco and harmony,
President-elect Wilson JnBlBts on re
taining Mr. Tumulty as his secre
tary. Miatnh Awthnh Johnson, having
boon donlod comfort by tho supromo
court, will now kindly stand up and
bo tried.
Johnno Yolsor gets n lot of fun
out or llfo. Ho hitH boon to tho
Womnn'a club as n sort of voluntary
adviser.
That Kansas City Judge who hus
tried In vnln to muzzlo an editor evi
dently underestimates tho power o
tho presH.
It cornea on a straight tip, thut
hound dogs and mules In spnns will
bo mlBslug from Pennsylvania ave
nue on March 4.
Itccont uprisings by those Irasol
blo Moros aro not calculated to boost
the stock of Filipino Independence
on tho Washington markot.
Undo Joo may bo a lanio duck,
but wo venture to prodlct thnt In
Hplto of tho affliction ho will con
tinue to paddle his own canoo,
Only fifty-threo gold-laced colonels
appointed to sorve on tho governor's
utaff. Oh, governor, mako It fifty
Bevcn, and Inoludo all tho varlotlcB,
Tho first amendment to tho fed
eral constitution adopted In mora
than forty years Is prosonted by Sen
ator Brown of NobraBkn. You can't
loso 'em.
Governor Dunno is inaugurated at
lust, by permission of I.oe O'Noill
nrowno, ot nl. Thoy should liuve
sung that old rotindolay nbout "Tho
gang's all hero."
Tho earl of Yarmouth Is said- to
be broke, owing $93,000 to loau
sharks. How can a man be broke
who can et into loun sharks an
deeply as that?
No, sentlo readers, so far as any
one knows, no complete financial ex
hibit of tho operation of the Water
board for six mouths ended last Jun
tury has yet been tnado public.
A Wisconsin proroBsor Bays farm
ers need "spiritual woalth." A
much older authority spoke or It as
treasures, which polthor moth doth
corrupt, nor thieves break through
and steal.
What strange bed-rullowossoa bull
moose politics do not mako. Minne
sota took ite moose straight In No
vember and then rejects woman's
suffrage a oardlnal doctrine or
raoosism, at tho very first oppor
tunity thereafter.
A state Income tax might bo pos
sible in Nebraska, but wo believe it
would have to corao by way or con
stitutional amendment, and. If so,
by no stretch or tho Imagination
"ou!d Jt help the present legislature
to spend more money than is In sight
irom tho customary revenues.
Overshooting the Mark. 1
Natural indignation over wanton I
publication of the names of the I
children Involved In a recent local !
scandal Is leading some doubtless
well Intentloncd people Into efforts
to stop publicity of scandal rathorj
than to stop commission of tho
vicious acts.
Inasmuch as no complaint is di
rected against The Ileos manner of
handling the nows of this Incident,
wo trust whnt wo say will bo taken
ns free from bins, whon wo assort
that no attempt to penalize publica
tion of criminal acts or printing tho
names of undisputed culprits can
succeod becauso It would bo a mani
fest Invasion of the constitutional
right of freo Bpoech.
A newspaper mny freely print tho
truth for good motives nnd Justi
fiable ends, subject only to bo called
to account for abuse of that right,
and no legislature can nbollsh or
curtail tho freedom' of tho press.
Prosonted thus baldly this asser
tion may strlko unthinking people
as Indefensible whon a llttlo reflec
tion will show It to bo tho safeguard
of our liberties. If tho legislature
could pennllzo newspapers for giv
ing publicity to ono cIbbs of crime,
It could do tho same for all classes,
and eventually draw tho ptill of se
crecy over official corruption, bo
trnynl of trust nnd lawlessness in
general.
Tho searchlight of publicity fo
cused upon dark places by a cour
ageous, freo u nd untrammolcd press
Is still, and will continue to he, the
most powerful weapon thnt wo have
to combat ovll aud Ignorance.
A Feather in His Cap.
Tho final ratification of tho in
come tax amendment to tho fodoral
constitution is a feather In tho cap
of Senator Norrls Brown, represent
ing Nebraska In tho upper branch
of congress.
This amendment, tho sixteenth to
bo uddod to tho original document in
tho wholo hundred and twenty-four
years constituting the llfo of tho re
public, Is cpoch-mnkfng, and the
fact that It waB sponsored by Sona
tor Brown as tho introducer of tho
raonBiire, mnkes It n contribution,
from him to tho fundamental law
of the land.
It Is Interesting to note that while
tho Idea Is not a now ono, and tho
amondmont merely writes bnck into
tho constitution a powor lt was sup
posed all tho tlmo to havo already
conferred upon congress, It Is an
outgrowth or tho Pnyno-Aldrleh
tarlfr controversy, being Biiggestod
by Presldont Tart as a follow-up of
tho corporation Income tax made a
feature or thnt bill.
In passing, attention may also bo
called to iio fact that no previous
amendment to tho constitution was
over ratlflod by so many states, tho
two-thirds voto having grown with
tho multiplication or tho cornmon
woalths to a rouulromont or thirty
hIx states, which ' Is oqual to tho
wholo number or states at tho tlmo
tho thirteenth nmondmont was
adopted.
Southern Pacific Strong.
H tho action or tho stock market
Is any criterion, tho Southern i'nclflc
must ho driving a vory good bnrgaln
In negotiation with tho Union
Pnolflc pursuant to tho court's order
or dissolution of tho merger, Tor tho
stock has continued much stronger
on tho markot than might havo boon,
and, In fact, was oxpected. Spoclal
Impetus doubthiBs was glvon It by
tho strenuous efforts or tho Southern
Pnciric Stockholders' Protoctlvo as
sociation, formed almost Immediately
upon tho heels or tho mergor decis
ion, ror the purpose, not of prevent
ing tho Union Paclfto from securing
control of tho old Contral Pacific
link, essential to tho completion of
Its transcontinental line, so much us
to force a good prlco for It. Public
Interests, while vitally concerned In
tho success of the Union Pacific's
through Pacific coast lino, "tlo not
fool a selfish Interest, of course, In
the oxact tornui of aottlomont be
tween tho twin companies.
Down In Kunsas City William It.
Nolsou, odltor or tho. Kansas City
Star, Is up ror contompt or court be
cause his newspapor printed tho
facts about a dlvorco case where tho
judge refused to make the ontry on
tho records until Hie lawyers woro
paid. Tho Judicial collection agont
would doubtless havo liked to have
It all Unshod up, and kept out ot
the newspapers, but publicity is the
ono remedy that works.
Anothor pioneer pnsses in tho
death ot Henry T, Clarko. In his
tory Mr. Clarko's namo is linked
with tho offort to mako Bollevue In
stead ot Omaha the metropolis or
Nobraska. Mr, Clarko becamo the
rounder or Bellovue college by dona'
ting tho ground ror its campus and
continued his benefactions to make
this a great educational Institution.
Another or his rondest ambitions was
tho navigation or the Missouri river.
Omaha sympathizers danced to
raise a fund for the Now York gar
ment workers on strike. Lot Joy
bo unconflued In every good cause,
but revelry by night was once fol
lowed by a Waterloo.
A western nowspaper discusses
Tho West In Wilson's Cabinet."
That might be more Intelligently
I discussed after March i
Looking Backukrrl
HiisD in Omaha
COMPILED FROM
DEC
FILES
pap q
KKIIUl'AHV fJ,
oaa
Thirty Years Ago
It Is now proposed to put up a perma
nent building for the Child's hospital.
The school board authorized the aecrc
tary to employ forty persons to take the
school census.
A nulet and unostentatious wedding yes
terday marked the union of Frederick
Urlau nnd .Mrs. Katherlne Uflau, relict
of his deceased brother.
Tht. band with tho Tom Thumb party
gave a fine street parade, the carriage
and ti-arn of the Pigmy general partic
ularly attracting attention.
Captain J. P. Vincent, general manager
of the Kloience cutoff, came In for pro
visions. Work has boon entirely suspended
for four days nnd yesterday Mr. Vincent
had to bo dug out of his headquarters
through ii tunnel eight feet deep.
The Douglas County Agricultural so
ciety hH elected these of floors: President,
J. K. Crawford; vice president, Henry
Klqho; secretary, John Ilaiitner; treas
urer. J. I Ilrown; board of managers,
J. T, Paulson, Henry Holln, I. M. Ithtem
C Klevnrs nnd John Hush.
The prize fighters and wrestlers ara
having a season of money-making unex
ampled In the annals of pugilism. Hav
ing already seen tho world's champion
Join .Mnce, his protege, Hlnde, and Paddy
llynn, Onmlui Is now entertaining James
Klllott, the heavyweight cliumplon of Ne
braska. Commnnder llalllngton Booth of- the
Bnlviitloti Army addressed a congregation
In the afternoon that fairly packed the
first Methodlkt church, and In tho course
of the afternoon ho declared his Intention
to move the division hcudqunrters ot the
army from Des Moines to Omaha.
Dr. Frank Crane at First Methodist
church delivered an Instructive and highly
Interesting sermon on "Hrown-Kequard,"
tnklng tho famous French physician's
elixir ns the theme of his discourse, tic
turned tho application to spiritual rather
than physical life-giving properties, tow
ever. J. F. Mover, Nick Frit. .1. S. Lcmmon
and C. K. Hadley of Pender stopped In
the city, en route to Washington to Join
W. K. Peoblc W. N. Wheeler and a
delegation of Indians to tho capital In
their effort to secure a reallotment of
tho Omaha Indian reservation land and
to push the Indian tax bill through tho
house.
Twenty Years Ako
Judge O. W. Ambrose read a paper on
needed muntclpul reforms bufore tho utvc
Issum club, In the qourso of which he re
futed a recent public declaration that
"Omaha contains nioro sin to tho square
Inch than any other city In tho union."
Ho defended tho system of deriving pro
of eds for helping to maintain public
schools from liquor licenses and suld that
If tho license system was wrong it was
fundamentally so and not because of tho
way It was applied.
Tmi Years Atu -
City Comptroller John N. AVestberg as
serted before tho Walnut Hill Improve
ment club that Omaha was In better
financial condition than any other city
in tho country, that Its vuluo of assosst
able property was $130,000,000, while the
total amount of bonded indebtedness was
only $4,000,000,
The building committee of the Audito
rium company announced It would begin
Construction of tho building as soon as the
woather moderated so us to permit. The
financial committee announced that $00,000
of good subscriptions remained to be col
lected and thnt $50,000 besides that must
yet bo secured. President F. A. Nash
said ho had half ot this latter amount In
hund.
Mrs, Laura A. Bergen, w;fo of John K
Itcrgen, died soon after midnight at the
family liomu. 2317 Franklin street, after a
prolonged Illness, tjhn had resided hern
for twenty-four years, having been born
In West Drydcn. N. Y. Khu was Laura
A, Ocorgc. Desldes her husband, she left
ona son, Matt A. Hergen. connected with
the local office of the Adams lOxprcsa
Company.
The Douglai County Democracy braves
had a bjg pow-wow at their Fifteenth
street wlgwatn In tho evening on tho oc
casion of tho Installation of a now chief,
J, II. Jones, succeeding John K. Reagan,
and other officers, Thero was a good
doal of fun and soma persiflage on tap
ami down tlio list of bright features was
a recitation, "Judge Cooley and the Jury,"
by Charles J, Uinery,
Governor Illease of Bouth Carolina
thinks "tho Ionl Is on my sldo" when
ho flings a brick at the newspapers.
Prldo goeth before a full.
Tho chief concession Oovcrnon Wilson
makes to "Inauguration traditions" Is his
readiness to wear a plug hat during tho
parade. Washington shows bccomlne
grutltudo for small favors.
The culinary department of King
George's household employs two famous
chefs and ten cooks. The average cost
of the king's meals Is $10 each, although
most of them give him a dyspeptla shock.
F. L. Slgel who "grubsfaketl" hundreds
of proaiKK-tors during the last thirty
years, tiled In Denver, leaving an estate
valued at $3,000,0). In addition to mining
he was lutvnwted In live stock and water
!ower companies.
Carmen Bylva, tho poteens queen of Ru
mania, is Issuing a new series of poatag
Stumps to aid the oharltlwt In which she
is Interested. Unlike most stamps of '.his
kind, the Rumanian queon's Issue Is good
for all mulling purposes.
AVItliout counting those residing In tho
suburbs there are In Uoston Smiths,
27 Smyths and' IS Smythes, Owing to ihe
similarity of given names In tho huge
muni) inucn contusion prevails, as a
moans of averting trouble It Is proposed
to have each member known by a, num
ber. Five bull's-eye out of six shots with an
eight-Inch gun at a five-mile range Is
the record In marksmanship of I-Jiwrenca
Dague of Washington, Pa., first class
gunner on the new battleship New Hamp
shire, ono of the finest vessels of the
dreadnaught type in the United tatet
navy.
A silver potato ring was among the
gifts at the recent wedding of the daugh
ter of John Redmond, the Irish parlia
mentary leader. Tho potato ring, it u
suld, was commonly used on the Irish
dinner table In the eighteenth century
an a. support for the big wooden bowl
which held the piece de rebUtuncu of the
umiiy dinner the potato.
People Talked About
Twice Told Tales
Mtnlrtsm of Servian rcasant.
A soldier leading a horse stopped before
the door of a peasant's house In Old
Servia. The owner came forward smok
ing a long pipe.
"Isn't that my Ivan's beast?" he asked
after a pause.
"Yes, good uncle."
"Where was he killed?"
"At Velrcs, good uncle. He fell at tho
capture of the town."
"Then It's all right. My father and
tpy two brothers were driven out of
thel homes by the Turks at Veless.
Now they aro avenged, but Ivan gave
his life. It had to bo.."
"Where shall I put the horse, uncle?"
"Take him, my friend, for yourself, I
have no further use for him. Take htm
and rldo nwny with my blessing to
Constantinople."
Then the old man re-entered his lonely
cottnge repeating to hlmselcf, "It had
to bo! It had to be!" Belgrade letter
in London Pall Mall Gazette.
Prolinlilr Assumed.
'Automobile foot" Is a new dlsense for
which Dr. Alexander Ulock of St. Louis
stands sponsor. "Automobile foot", duo
to lack of pedestraln exercise among
automoblllsts. Is a weakness that changes
the walk Into an ugly hobble.
'The automobile habit Is so wlde-
sptead," said Dr. Block tho other day.
that our Ignorance of walking threatens
to equal the broker's Ignorance, real or
assumed, of farm life.
'A broker spent tho Christmas holidays
on a Georgia farm. The farmer said to
him. as he came back one morning from
a before nreaKrnsi strou:
" 'Bcnn nut to hear tho haycocks crow,
I suppose?' "
" 'Yes,' answered the broker 'and to
tlo a knot In a cord of wood, and watch
tho hired man milk the milkweed.' "
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Taken nt HI" Word.
The wealthy old lady was very ill and
sent for her lawyer to make her will.
"I wish to explain to you," sho sold
weakly, "about disposing ot
perty."
The lawyer was sympathetic.
ther, don't worry about It,"
my pro-
"There,
he said,
soothingly, "leave It to me."
"Oh, well." said the old lady resign
edly, "I suppose I might as well. You'll
get It anyway." Ladles' Homo Journal.
Editorial Siftings
New York World: Jobless waiters stone
union headquarters In New York and suf
fragettes break windows In Dublin castle.
It's all one to the glass men.
Washington Post: It Is reported that
Dill Drynn ha; canceled all lecture dates
after March which ought to bo cheer
ing news for the new president and other
members of the cabinet.
Louisville Courier-Journal: The Penn
sylvanlan who has Just signed over
$1,000,000 to his wife In order to get a
divorce is evidently a man who believes
In enjoying the good things of life, cost
what they may.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: The election of
Hughes as senator from New Jersey
gives the democrats forty-nine of tho
seats In tho senute, or two majority on
a full vote. It Is not as deep as a well
or as wldo as a church door, but It will
serve, especially In vlow of the fact that
more' may come.
Houston Post: They say that old Billy
Suiter's wife Is a crackerjack cook and
that she does the principal part of the
culinary maneuvering In the mansion.
Wo bolleve a man whose wlfo Is a first
class cook has his share and Is not en
titled to political preferment.
Hprlngfleld Republican: Never In half
a century have tho guesses regarding a
presidential cabinet bud less basis of
knowiedgo than Is to be awarded to tho
conjectures regarding what Woodrow
Wilson may do about his official family.
It will be all guesswork until the next
president lays down his hand, and he, will
do this In the sight of all tho people.
Those who Imagined that the late presi
dent of Princeton university and present
goyernor of New Jersey would exhibit
himself as a novice In politics were with
out knowiedgo of the real man. He is
not to be reckoned among the weaklings,
whatever other criticism may be In order
now or hereafter.
Political New Brooms
Senator Helen Ring Robinson of Colo
rado smilingly told her associate senators
to smoke up -vllhout K.gurd to her.
A Pennsylvania statesman proposes a
law permitting farmers to shoot black
birds caugh in tho act ot destroying
growing grain.
Unregcnorato democrats In the Kansas
legislature propose a searching Investiga
tion of tho four-year term of Governor
Btubbs. Thus do the wicked pursue the
righteous.
Down in the Texas legislature a rustic
member propose! cutting the mileage of
members from 50 cents to 6 cents a mile
and was sat upon w tit the enthusiasm of
a foot ball tnlxup.
Word comes from Indiana that the dis
tinguished reactionary Tom Taggart has
become a slmonpure progressive demo
crat and la leading tho iljmi-crats In the
legislature up tho heights of glory.
An up-to-date statesman in the New
Hampshire Jeglsluture hus Introduced a
bill for an act changing the names of
"Hit Tit br HJtty Titty pond In the towns
of Salem and Windham" to Shadow lake.
Over the Seas
Paris dandles are sporting huts of two
colors.
Ireland's population remained almost
stationary In 1912.
The American skyscraper idea has been
put to sleep officially In Berlin.
In 1913 Germans paid Into the govern
ment lottery $48,500,000 and won $14,000,000.
Two Hungarian editors fought a duo!
with sabers, and at the end of two hours
one of them was wounded In the hand.
The pen Is mightier and the editors both
knew It-
Kmperor William is said to be planning
to retire most of the veteran German
army staff officers, Intending to replace
them with younger men. The veterans
will be pensioned.
What most attracted the attention it
a party of distinguished Europeans cm
an American tour was the absence jf
fences and hedges and the universal gar
den surrounding the suburban home.
uioBeHttterB
ox
I'prprlrntlnar nn Injnstlcr.
OMAHA. Neb. Feb. 4. To the Kdltor
of Tho Bee: Lt me say a word to the
homo owners without fire protection.
Today, one-fourth of the home owners
and tax payers In Omaha are without
water and fire protection. Most all of
this number of homo owners had to lay
small pipe-lines at an expense far above
what they would have cost If they had
city water mains In front of their pro
perty. New comes the Water board and
says, If you want water mains and fire
protection you must lay them at your
own expense, which "S per cent of the
property owners got without any special
taxes. Now, there are two ways tho
bonds voted may be paid for, viz: Hy
the earning ot the water rentals, or by
direct taxation, which everybody knows
wo are not exempt from. Wo think this
Is an Injustice because we will lose the
cost of 'our small plpe-Ilnes, besides pay
ing for the larger mains and reconnect
ing our houses again. We believe that
any court or Jury would sustain us In
this matter. If the Water board will, It
can adjust this matter In Justice to all.
If they don't know, let them consult
somebody who does know.
P. RHINHARDT,
Boulevard Park Improvement Club.
Whr Oral Low Nltontd lie Repealed.
SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 2. To the Edl-
tor of The Bee: In 1911, the Nebraska
legislature passed a law requiring that
the oral method shall be used In the
Stato School for the Deaf at Omaha,
"to the exclusion of the deaf alphabet
and the sign language." The present su
perintendent has declared In writing his
Intention to convert the school Into an'
oral school and to abolish the use of
tho sign language.
This law should be repealed. Why?
Before tho law was passed, parents
could go to the superintendent and say:
"We want our children educated by the
oral method."
The superintendent would reply: "Very
well, If your child shows apltude for It,
wo will teach him by the oral method."
And they did. Many children were
taught by the oral method and at the
same time given a good general educa
tion. Other parents, who had become wise
to the fact that the oral method Is not
all that Its advocates claim, would say:
"While wo want our children to learn
to speak It they can, we do not want
you to waste too much time on speech;
we rather want you to give them a good
general education so they will be able
to make their way In the world, when It
comes to earning their bread and butter."
Tho superintendent says: "Cortalnly,
that Is the policy we follow when parents
leave It to our Judgement."
Since the law was passed the same
parents make the same request as be
fore. To the former the superintendent
says: "Most assuredly, wo will teach
your children by tho oral method." To
the latter he says: "No, wo must teach
your child by the oral method. The law
requires It."
The repeal of tho law would not pre
vent the use of tho oral method to the
fullest extent desired by tho parents
and the authorities of the school. It
would simply allow parents to chooso
the method, guided by the advice and
experienco of the superintendent. Under
the present law, parents who do not
wdnt the ornl method havo no alterna
tive. Tho law should be repealed. Could any
thing bo plainer?
Mr. Babcock, president Nebraska Par
ent's Association to Promote the Oral
Education of the Deaf, says that 100
parents aro members of his association.
Presumably this represents tho full
strength of the oral lists. How about
tho other 150 or more parents? Do thoy
wont tho combined system? Some of
them havo written me that they were
asked to Join Mr, Babcock's association,
but refused. OLAF HANSON.
President National Association of the
Deaf.
Interarlian nalltTnyn nnil .lriiUn.
SOUTH OMAIEAr Neb., Feb. 2. To the
Editor of Tho Bee: There Is considerable
discussion about permitting the develop
ment of lnterurban lines In Nebraska,
Why should the state have on Us
statutes laws prohibiting public utility
entcrplrses by restriction such as would
ordinarily be placed on underslrablo busi
ness?
Wo realize that watered stock Is the
stumbling block, But why not tuke pre
cautionary measures against the evil,
rather than the enterprise. What busi
ness would stand tho test, If because of
ubuso the entire project must bo sup
pressed? Place the lnterurban proposition along
side ot banking, merchandising, railroad
In, etc,, and see what justice thero could
possibly be in hedging tho Investment In
lnterurban. Bar watering stock, but don't
bar a deserving enterprise by limiting
Its earnings to the lowest Interest pos-
slble. Those who have watched such
projects, also know that there Is danger,
which Is nothing short of legal theft
that Is, whon the company Is In fair
sight of success, to resort to the courts,
have a receiver appointed, re-organlzo
and "freeze out" the small Investors.
This precaution with the one concerning1
watering stock should not only bo fore
seen and forewarned, but forestalled.
Now why should a "fair" leverage be
allowed capital to lnterurban projectors?
First The Idea of increasing labor
chances Is a vital one. Families, no
doubt, would be brought to tho state,
thereby Increasing population, production
and consumption.
Second Values ot farm land In the
vicinity of the line would be Inoreased.
Third Traveling facilities and transpor
tation of small freight shipments would
be wonderfully Increased.
Fourth Objects for more taxes and
aiding In the support of our Institutions
naturally could not be underestimated.
Let us hope Nebraska will not act
rashly and retard Its growth as a real
progressive state by being over Indulged
to some Interests and intolerable to
others, but be farseetng enough to elimi
nate possible and probable evils and wel
come legitimate undertakings.
CHARLES F. LEPPERT,
1S0S North Twenty-eighth Street.
Fascinations of u Changr.
Baltimore American.
The advent of a new administration Is
the era of universal hope. Every man
with a theory hopes that he will In some
way find a powerful advocate of It In
the new regime. It Is this hope which
constitutes the fascination of change.
First of all the American public loves a
square deal. Rut It la not altogether un
influenced by the allurement which at
taches to the new deal.
CHEERY CHAFF.
Maude Are you engaged to Jack for
good?
Kthel-It looks that way. I don't think
he'll ever be In a position to marry me.
Boston Transcript.
"Do you think we aro really making
any headway In spreading culture In this
country?"
"Thero Is no doubt of It. I attended the
grand opera the other night, and I didn't
see anyone who chewed gum during thb
performance." Chicago Record-Herald.
"I have a cousin on my father's side."
said Mrs. La paling, "who Is considered a
very able detective. You must have
heard of him Jasper Grlnstead, fnmll
larlly known as 'Old Sloth.' "Chicago
Tribune.
"When I put on this diamond circlet
upon your finger, my darling, 1 am In
one way sealing my doom.
"Dear me! You frighten me! How so?
"I am ringing the Nell of my dearest
hopes." Baltimore American.
Yankee Evantrellst (hearing of some
body's death) Yes, we ar6, indeed, heve
today and gone tomorrow.
Hotelkeener The deuce you arel Then
you'll Just settle your bill tonight. Syd
ney Bulletin.
"Old Captain Seabottle says ho Is going
to sue you for libel for saying he was an
abandoned character "
"Why. ho told me himself ho had been
left on a shipwrecked bark by the rest
of the crew." Baltimore American.
Break Down the Cost of Living
Your meat bill is far
uon i neea nan me amount 01 meat
you re eating now cut
meat Dili two-thirds and
substitute a food
that is far more
nutritious and costs
one-tenth the price
FA.UST SPAGHETTI.
A 10c package of FAUST SPAGHETTI contains
more real nutrition than 4 lbs. of beef and it is much
easier to digest.
FAUST
is made from Durum wheat, the cereal so extremely
rich in gluten that element which builds muscle,
Done and tlesh. FAUST
savory, appetizing iooa
many different wavs.
1 T"? 1 1 I
dook. uai less meat
GHETTI, cut down cost
At all Grocers 5c and
An Attractive Home
Holds the Family
Together
Every member of the family delights in the
cheerful, bright home.
You can have a brightor and more cheer
ful home if you light it with Incandescent Gas
Lights.
Use a Portable Gas Lamp in the library
and living room and put Reflex lights in tho
kitchen nnd bedrooms.
THIS WILL SOLVE THE HOME LIGHT
ING PROBLEM TO YOUR'SATISFAOTION.
It is cheaper to light tho home with gas,
aud you get the very best light. When you
use our safety self-lighting attachment there
is no need to striko a match and there is a tiny
speck of light to guide you in the darkness.
Send for a representative to show you how
to light your home better and more economical
ly. His services are free.
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Tel. Doug. 606
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HANKERIN' FEE SPRING.
Hartford Cournnt.
'Taint much use to try to sing
When you're hankerln' fer spring,
'Cept you gits right In the sun
Then Jest let your fancy run,
Jest like somethln' growln" wild,
Jest like you's a little child.
Git out where there's room cnuff
Ef you're goln' to write the stuff;
Pretty soon you'll hear the tune,
Sweeter'n little brooks In June;
You can hear the honey bees
Drontn' In the apple trees.
Hear the flickers when they whirr,
Till the air Is all a'burr,
An' you'll almost think It's snow
When you see the blossoms blow.
Lots o' things goes whlzzln' by
Qulcker'n you can wink your eye.
When you're drlftln' on a rhyme
Out here where the roses climb,
I can hear the drowsy tune
Jest like 'twas a summer noon;
Hear the cuckoos down the lane
Callln' up the lazy rain,
See the glimmer In the corn,
Hear the locust shrill his horn,
Hear the cowbells In the dusk,
Smell the pepper-brush an' muikj
I can hear the whlpper-lork
Whlstlln" up there In the dark:
Hear the stars with footfalls light.
Tinkle, tinkle down the night,
Jest like I's a Uttle child;
Till enchanted an' beguiled,
Pipers come a-plpln' low
Love's old song of long ago.
" the Jollv lilt an' fun
Settln' out here In the sun,
'jangled with a bluebell's wing.
When you're hankerln' fer spring.
too high you
your
SPAGHETTI is a delicious,
mat can De served m
Write for free recite
v-e a r a
eat FAUST SPA
of living.
10c package.
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ms - MACH & hach
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